Adventist Today’s New Look
by Loren Seibold, March 5, 2016: I’m proud to announce a new design for the Adventist Today website, which will unfold over the next several days. Many of us have noted that our web site was becoming outdated, in both look and functionality. Thanks to the hard work of our webmaster, Warren Nelson, and our designer, Rachel Fernando at Red Fern Creative, we’ve created a new look that we hope will enhance your browsing experience.
I’m writing this introduction for two reasons.
First, to ask you to be patient. Whenever we make changes to something familiar, we’re likely to encounter problems. Things may not look quite right, or work quite right every time. That’s because we’re learning, too, how to use the new website.
Second, if you’ve got ideas for how the site can be made to work a bit better, or be better organized, let us know. We’ll be monitoring the comments here for ideas.
Oh, one more thing. This website is one of the most-read websites in the Seventh-day Adventist family. How do we keep it going? It’s not free. If you read something here today that pleased you, inspired you, challenged you, or even upset you (in a constructive way), then follow this link, and give us a gift. Please?
I can’t thank you enough!
Loren Seibold is the Executive Editor of Adventist Today.
i would love to see atoday use https://disqus.com for the commenting system, its fairly easy to setup, and moderate, i would be happy to talk about it
Neal,
WordPress isn’t so bad. Its true Disqus lets you edit posted comments. While its a nice feature to be able to edit comments both the discipline and permanence of WordPress posts lead to better and more careful writing.
Some atoday.org readers really value, read and use the comment section. I would make any changes to it gradual and incremental, especially if there are budget constraints. When it comes to software and network issues sometimes sticking with what you know and understand is best. Conserve what is good as you try and make atoday.org a better site.
William Abbott, with your comments, i feel your discounting my perspective, and i whole hardly disagree with every point you have made.. Perhaps more would be discussing things on this site if we had a better commenting system, as for the cost its free. so i don’t see a major burden there. but if this is the tone of response i get when i try to help, or participate, perhaps i should just shut up and move on..
Neal and William:
We’ve talked several times about changing to a comment system with more features. I prefer Discourse to Disqus myself, but either would be an improvement. I like the idea that a comment can be voted on. (There are even systems that can vote a comment out, so that it doesn’t show anymore.)
Part of the decision comes down to money: it does cost something to use these full-featured comment systems. So if a few more folks would go here and sign up, I think we’d be in a better position to do it! https://atoday.org/product/monthly-donation
Our biggest problem with comments, of course, is that a few people get negative, unkind, and off topic, and we need to monitor the comments. I wish we could count on civil discussions as we discuss Christian topics, don’t you?
Bless.
Loren
Yes, Loren, fundraising is the key to being able to deliver a quality Adventist Today experience on line, in print, and in person.
Vision, of course, is what expands the potency of one’s contribution beyond its immediate ability to calm the treasurer’s anxiety.
It is a big temptation to excuse the lack of funds as being explained perfectly as being trapped hopelessly in a proverbial chicken and egg situation. However, a whole industry today raises billions to back just visions, before there is so much as a penny in a vision’s bank account. (www.kickstarter.com an example)
So, please, Adventist Today trustees, be encouraged. Your role is not to preserve but to promulgate the Adventist Today vision. Rather, please testify of the Adventist Today vision and share how we can subscribe to such a vision.
The available resources vastly exceed the ability of the Adventist Today trustees to fund an improved Adventist Today experience on line, in print, and in person. This is pretty much how faith works, I’m thinking.
Thanks for Adventist Today. This is a great forum.
Stunning new look! Just happened since my last post. Very nice!
Liking the new look, but I would say the font chosen is not conducive to clarity. The font could be slightly larger, and perhaps darker, to make things easier to read. I do like the new format, and know with a few adjustments the new look will be a vast improvement over the old.
Do remember, first impressions are everything, and if corrections to formatting, design, and clarity are not evaluated and fixed quickly, some may not give it a second chance.
Blessings!
Thank you for updating the web site. A darker font would please me! I very much appreciate the participation privilege shown to me here. I have never been rudely treated, oh yeah, met with passion! But I represent a contrarian view and expect to fervently countered. My intentions are to be respectful of everyone with whom I converse.
Such an improvement!
Loren, Thank you for the excellent job you and others at AT are doing. A darker font would make things a lot easier for us over 55 whose eyesight isn’t what it used to be. I am glad to note that on this suggestion ( a small miracle)I have full 100% agreement with Bugs/Larry.
Bugs/Larry Boshell said on March 7, 2016 at 6:26 am
“Thank you for updating the web site. A darker font would please me!”
And please remember that whatever you do at AT, it is having a positive impact on many of us in our spiritual journey.
Thank you!
Sam Geli
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